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Adult Wilms’ tumor: A case report and review of literature

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We report the case of a 43-year-old woman with adult Wilms’ tumor. Imaging studies confirmed the presence of a 25 × 20 × 12 cm mass in the left kidney. A radical transabdominal nephrectomy was performed. Histological diagnosis was adult Wilms’ tumor. Postoperative chemotherapy was offered to the patient who remains disease-free 67 months postoperatively. There are a few reported cases of this entity and till today the best treatment options and the prognosis remain unclear.

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  1. Department of Urology, University Hospital of Patras, GR 265 00, Patras, Greece

    Georgios Kartsanis, Konstantinos Douros & Eleftherios Fokaefs

  2. Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Patras, GR 265 00, Patras, Greece

    Panagiota Ravazoula

  3. P. Nirvana 41, GR-264 43, Patras, Greece

    Eleftherios Fokaefs

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  1. Georgios Kartsanis
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Kartsanis, G., Douros, K., Ravazoula, P. et al. Adult Wilms’ tumor: A case report and review of literature. Int Urol Nephrol 39, 3–6 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-006-0029-y

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